A health care research foundation, Commonwealth Fund, believes that Obama will will this contest on who covers more. Reuters reports that Obama's plan would lower the number of uninsured Americans by 34 million within 10 years, where McCain's covers 2 million. This is quite astonishing, and devastating to McCain's numbers.
Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund, says, "[Obama has a] plan that tries to deal in a serious way with the uninsured," said president of the Commonwealth Fund, Karen Davis. "He doesn't eliminate it, but in my view he cuts it in half over a 10-year period." One thing that the Reuters report does not mention is that Obama's plan will prove to be very costly. The Senator assures he will be able to pay for all his proposals, health insurance plan included, but we shall see.
Merrill Matthews, in the Wall Street Journal, favors one of John McCain's health insurance proposals. That proposal would be buying health plans across state lines. He states that numbers of Americans already have policies across state lines. An example is a college student in another state being covered at home. He argues this as well as the fact that many companies who sponsor plans already cover employees in other states.
For example, Senate members, which include both candidates, who get health insurance through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, don't live in Washington D.C. Matthews says that consumers will have more options in health care if they are offered plans across state lines. Merrill Matthews wrote this piece, he is an executive director of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance.
Matthews does not present the issue of health insurance companies wanting to move to a state that has more lax restrictions on who can be turned down, and less regulation on mandated benefits. This is bad news for people with health conditions. With all of this being sad, it is still unsure which candidate has the better handle on health care and insurance reform. - 15275
Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund, says, "[Obama has a] plan that tries to deal in a serious way with the uninsured," said president of the Commonwealth Fund, Karen Davis. "He doesn't eliminate it, but in my view he cuts it in half over a 10-year period." One thing that the Reuters report does not mention is that Obama's plan will prove to be very costly. The Senator assures he will be able to pay for all his proposals, health insurance plan included, but we shall see.
Merrill Matthews, in the Wall Street Journal, favors one of John McCain's health insurance proposals. That proposal would be buying health plans across state lines. He states that numbers of Americans already have policies across state lines. An example is a college student in another state being covered at home. He argues this as well as the fact that many companies who sponsor plans already cover employees in other states.
For example, Senate members, which include both candidates, who get health insurance through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, don't live in Washington D.C. Matthews says that consumers will have more options in health care if they are offered plans across state lines. Merrill Matthews wrote this piece, he is an executive director of the Council for Affordable Health Insurance.
Matthews does not present the issue of health insurance companies wanting to move to a state that has more lax restrictions on who can be turned down, and less regulation on mandated benefits. This is bad news for people with health conditions. With all of this being sad, it is still unsure which candidate has the better handle on health care and insurance reform. - 15275
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